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Lefty reliever Aaron Loup, New York Mets agree to 1-year deal, reports say

The New York Mets added a left-hander to their bullpen, agreeing to a one-year contract with Aaron Loup, according to multiple reports Wednesday.

The deal is pending a physical.

Loup, 33, was 3-2 with a 2.52 ERA in 25 innings over 24 games for AL champion Tampa Bay last season, allowing 17 hits while striking out 22 and walking four. Once considered a lefty specialist, he held right-handed batters to a .192 average with three home runs in 58 plate appearances and left-handed batters to a .212 average with no home runs in 38 plate appearances.